The half-mile stretch of road between Yager Avenue and New Moody Lane is admittedly dangerous — more than 100 vehicle crashes happened there in the past 12 months, according to police records.

Sometimes there are multiple accidents, like Aug. 3, when there were at least four just on Ky. 53 and several more on nearby side streets.

The crashes are mostly fender-benders, but they still cause damage and delay traffic.

Many crashes happen when a car turns into oncoming traffic — but there’s also a few side-swipe crashes. Vehicles attempt to go around another vehicle waiting to turn left — and in doing so, side-swipe a vehicle in the right-hand lane.

A number of wary residents avoid making those left-hand turns altogether by taking alternate routes, like cutting through the Washington Manor subdivision.

An overpass from Allen Lane across to New Moody Lane, set to open in 2015, will cut down on traffic on Ky. 53.

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet plans to widen Allen lane and add the overpass with construction starting next year.

An even bigger project to widen Ky. 53 is still on the horizon, says Jim Urban, director of Oldham County Planning and Development.

The project started in 2005 to address the alarming number of crashes, Urban said.

Despite plans idling for several years, Urban has pushed forward on design plans for the project recently and expects those plans to be complete within two months.

State funding for the project necessitates completing plans soon, he said.

The project would widen Ky. 53’s current four-lane area to include a turning lane at key intersections, Urban said.